Two Muses Theatre announces schedule for third season

Two Muses Theatre, a nonprofit, professional theatre based in West Bloomfield, will produce six shows beginning this month with something for everyone — a musical comedy, two holiday shows, a theatre for the young series, a contemporary comedy and a serio-comedy. Three of the shows have exclusively female casts in fitting with Two Muses Theatre’s mission to provide opportunities for female professionals in theater.The season opens with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by Rachel Sheinkin), a hilarious musical comedy about six young people in the throes of puberty participating in a spelling bee, overseen by adults who barely managed to escape childhood themselves. In the first weekend of October, Two Muses will add a special Breast Cancer Awareness theme to their production.
Director, Barbie Weisserman said, “I fell in love with the characters of this show, and I know our theater patrons will enjoy the audience participation aspect.” Performances are Sept. 27 through Oct. 20.In December, Two Muses Theatre will take on the daunting task of presenting two holiday shows in repertory. Matinees are for families: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas written by popular Broadway playwright, Ken Ludwig, in which the famous poem is a springboard to tell the story of a mouse, an elf and a little girl who get together and save Christmas. Special pricing for families will be available.Evening performances will be geared for an older crowd with Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!) by Michael Carleton, Jim FitzGerald and John K. Alvarez — a madcap romp covering the usual holiday stories (such as Frosty, Rudolf, Charlie Brown, It’s a Wonderful Life, etc.) in unusual ways.Performances are Dec. 6 through Dec. 22.In February, Two Muses will present their Fairy Tale Theatre series. Every weekend, an all-female cast will present a different story employing familiar fairy tale characters. The original stories, written by local playwright and director, Emilio Rodriguez, include: Fairy Tale Family Vacation (featuring a host of familiar fairy tale characters), Brat Race (Cinderella’s step sisters take some lessons in etiquette in hopes of finding their own princes) and Awake (a musical retelling of Sleeping Beauty).Performances are Feb. 8 through 23.The fifth production of the season will be a contemporary comedy written by local playwright, Sean Paraventi. The Current centers around a bachelorette party that takes an interesting turn when the bride-to -be and bridesmaids visit a psychic on the way to the bar and realize that, although they have been friends since high school, there is still more to learn more about each other and themselves. Director Diane Hill said, “I chose the play because of its witty and realistic dialogue and its relatable subject matter. Of course, the fact that it’s an all-female cast didn’t hurt either.”
Performances are March 21 through April 13. Two Muses Theatre will end its third season with a production of the script written by famous movie writer Nora Ephron and her sister Delia. Every weekend, Two Muses will feature a different cast of women including local celebrities in this lighthearted look into five women’s lives. Love, Loss and What I Wore is a series of monologues and scenes in which the women use their wardrobes as a time capsule of events, with odes to black clothing, cowboy boots and outfits that make mothers cringe. Performances are May 30 through June 15.Performances this season will be on Friday and Saturday evenings, as well as Sunday afternoons, with varying times for the December and February family shows. Detailed performance schedules are available on the Two Muses Theatre website.Two Muses Theatre performs in the 150-seat theater inside the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, located at 6800 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield.Individual tickets range from $10 to $25 with discounts for groups, seniors and students.There is ample free parking and handicap accessibility.
For tickets and information, call 248-850-9919 or visit www.twomusestheatre.org.FYITwo Muses Theatre performs in the 150-seat theater inside the Barnes & Noble Booksellers, located at 6800 Orchard Lake Road in West Bloomfield. Individual tickets range from $10 to $25 with discounts for groups, seniors and students. For more information, visit www.twomusestheatre.org.